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...Point of Peril. In view of these estimates (which would be disastrous if wrong), the Joint Chiefs of Staff have hopefully fixed 1954 as the U.S. "peril point." To prepare the U.S. for that moment, the JCS last fall belatedly fixed a minimum goal: an air force of 143 wings (126 combat, 17 transport) by 1954, designed to 1) protect the nation against the first shock of attack and 2) hold off the attackers until the U.S. can build to full war strength. It was against this professional estimate of the situation that the President...
...This nation is still in deadly peril. We have an Army confronting the enemy in the field. We have troops and bases at vital points overseas . . . Until the Kremlin shows by deeds that it is willing to abandon its aggressive designs, we must prepare to prevent disaster. This may be an election year, but the Kremlin won't take a vacation simply because of the political situation. If we weaken, if we fall back, the Kremlin will see a chance to move in. There's only one real language they understand...
...protectionist pressure, if not held back, can play havoc with the weak economies of America's partners abroad, and the greater the dollar gap, the greater the peril to the free world's security. The New York Times last week proposed a change in U.S. slogans; in place of "Buy American" it suggested "Buy Free World...
...Under the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act, as renewed and amended in 1951, the Tariff Commission must investigate all requests for higher duties. When the level of any import reaches a so-called "peril point" (i.e., threatens to hurt domestic producers), tariffs must be automatically raised...
...blow to U.S. industry, is mid-1954. The Administration's "stretch-out" of the defense program has already delayed the date of minimum U.S. preparedness well beyond mid-1954. If the Senate allows the spending ceiling to stand, the date will be put off still further-at incalculable peril to the security of the nation...